Upcoming season or competition: 2022 | |
| Sport | Australian rules football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| First season | 1999 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country |  United States  Canada |
| Continent | North America |
| Most recent champion(s) | United States (9th title) |
| Most titles | United States (9th title) |
| TV partner(s) | CBC Sports,[1] YouTube |
The 49th Parallel Cup (formerly PanAm Cup) is an annual representative Australian rules football match between the United States and Canada first contested in 1999.[2] Since 2007 the women's teams have also contested the cup.[3][4]
The men's matches are contested between the United States men's team ("The Revolution") and Canada's men's team ("The Northwind") while the women's matches are contested between the United States women's team ("The Freedom") and Canada's women's team ("The Northern Lights").
The cup is historically paused during the Australian Football International Cup year to enable the countries to compete at that tournament. Between 2015 and 2021 the cup went into recess for several reasons, primarily due to the 2017 Australian Football International Cup followed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ "CBC signs on to Broadcast 49th Parallel Cup". AFL Canada. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Brian Barrish (22 June 2022). "Revos Announce Squad for 2022 49th Parallel Cup".
- ^ Tobietta Rhyman (26 July 2011). "WIC11 Preview - Northern Li\ghts to sparkle". World Footy News.
- ^ Nick Faris (1 August 2017). "How Canada became an unlikely powerhouse in women's Australian rules football". National Post.